Reducing homelessness by 25% could save almost 2,000 lives lost to opioid overdoses, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Published by Health Affairs, the study is the first to ...

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Drug and alcohol overdoses continued to be the leading cause of death among Los Angeles County's homeless population in 2023, accounting for 45% of all deaths despite increased distribution of the ...

A $5 million pilot program bringing free beer, wine and vodka shots to San Francisco's homeless alcoholics aims to relieve the city's emergency services, but one addict-turned-recovery advocate says ...

Alcohol and drug overdoses have multiple complex causes. In this article we contribute to the literature that links homelessness, the most extreme form of housing disruption, to accidental SUD-related ...

The "Managed Alcohol Program" (MAP) operated by San Francisco's Department of Public Health serves regimented doses of alcohol to voluntary participants with alcohol addiction in an effort to keep the ...

California already held the distinction of having the highest state income tax in the country, with its top income tax rate at 13.3% for a decade. It was raised even higher to start 2024, with the top ...

U.S. Army veteran Mike Johnson struggled with alcoholism, homelessness, and incarceration for two decades after leaving the military. Johnson credits Volunteers of America Mid-States and The Healing ...

CalMatters, in partnership with the Steinberg Institute and Abridged - PBS KVIE, sought to interview the eight top-polling ...